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26 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | JULY 2014 | CLUBS & GROUPS CLUBS & GROUPS | FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | JULY 2014 27 Ceramic Corner Classes: Saturdays, 8 - 10 am, lab; Instructor in class 10 am - 2 pm; Wednesdays, 1 - 4 pm. We have a few new items for your viewing in the Craft Room, so stop on by and check it out. Info., Pamela Mayoral, instructor, (951) 897-1922. ~ Pamela Mayoral We will have our next meeting Wednesday, Sept. 3. Our talk will be centered on American women and Memorial Day, History of Mother's Day and Martha Washington. ~ Lynette Simonson Women Celebrating America We meet the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm in the Lodge Craft Room; thus, our July meeting will be July 15. Visitors are always welcome. We invite all photographers, regardless of skill level, to join us for our regular meetings and field trips. Members are always eager to help and teach. We discuss photography, photo software, hardware, and related subjects of interest. On a voluntary basis, members offer their photographs for critique which is a great learning experience for all. Our alternative photo project is ongoing (i.e. we bring a picture of a specific genre we all agree on). For the June meeting, the assignment was to bring a picture that we would like published in the Breeze as part of our camera club article. Many interesting photographs were submitted so stay tuned to see some fantastic pictures in future Breeze camera club articles. With summer upon us, vacations will mean lots of photographs. Come to our meetings and we'll show you lots of tips to improve your photographic skills. Hope to see you soon. For further information, please contact Lyle Cameron at (951) 849-6987. ~ Lyle Cameron Camera Club Knitting & Crocheting Our group had another pleasant lunch out to Tang's in Calimesa in May. There were 10 of us and some did not make it. Our group is getting bigger. It was a lot of fun. If you would like to try a new hobby or refresh one not used in many years, please come join us on Tuesday mornings from 10 to about 11:30 am. We can help you start anew. ~ Dorothy Payne The bullet train (in the train station) in Japan taken October, 2013. Photo by Lyle Cameron Last year's Spanish class. Now we have three levels of Spanish! Join us Tuesdays mornings with Paty… Do you want to learn Spanish and have fun at the same time? Come to my classes and find the level that is right for you. This year I'm going to teach three levels of Spanish. The classes are one hour each and are Tuesdays, 10 am to 1 pm. SPANISH 1: Beginning, for people who never studied Spanish, or have a basic knowledge of the language. SPANISH 2: Intermediate, for students who have some knowledge of grammar and vocabulary, and also for my students from last year who want to study further. SPANISH 3: Advanced, for students who have a good vocabulary and can write a paragraph in Spanish. This class is spoken totally in Spanish. Find out which level is right for you. You can join us in more than one class if you want. At each class, I'll provide your work sheet, so just bring your desire to learn. Classes run from September to May and sign up will begin in August at the Lodge. If you have any question, call me or e-mail me at (951) 922 0141 or e-mail pajibush3@hotmail. com. See you in the fall! ~ Paty Bushnell Spanish Class Amateur Radio Club Ham Radio Operators frequently use Nets. A Net is a formal system of radio operation to exchange, manage and announce information. The Four Seasons Amateur Radio Club holds two Nets every Wednesday. One is for the our 4 Seasons community, using FRS radios. FRS radios (Family Radio Service) are useful since they can be used without a license and basically are Walkie Talkies. The second net is only among our licensed Amateur radio folks. The nets are an essential part of operating radios and insuring that all members know how to work them. Net Control Operators run the net. They maintain order, give general information, repeat announcements, and call the roll. On the Ham Radio net, communication is much greater range. This is because we utilize communication technology whereby out signals are passed through another device called a Repeater. Repeaters are at much higher elevations and therefore can be heard longer distances. If you find yourself as the net control operator, just follow a few simple rules: 1. Have the current script ready. 2. Use the current roll of members. 3. Know your frequency and have your radio properly adjusted. 4. Have extra batteries if you are using a hand held radio. 5. Make sure that you have the correct day and time. 6. Use a location the offers maximum coverage. In April, 10 members of the SPARC (Banning) Radio Club worked the Redlands Bicycle Classic through the City of Beaumont. We worked as Race Marshals, wearing orange tee shirts. Some worked as traffic control at major intersections and those who were on quiet corners just checked in with net control when the main body of riders passed by. The riders completed 4-30 mile laps around the course in a little over five hours. The men's race started at 9:20 am and finished at 2:30 pm. My station was at the top of Bogart Park and we were able to monitor the race from there. It is fun to get involved with such events! We meet at 10 am in the Lodge on the last Friday of the month. Our next meeting is July 25. Our website is w6fsb.com. Come to our meetings or join us for one of the Wednesday night Nets. ~ Mike Mendoza, KK6BUW

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